The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 10, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY A YALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, "_‘ DAY, JANUARY 10, 1935. GOVERNOR. TROY| ASKS SELF-RULE FOR TERRITORY Annual Report to Washing- ton Has 17 Recom- mendations FULL GOVERNMENT IS CHIEF POINT Boat Harbors, Air Aid, De- fenses Also Are Asked For The granting of a full Territor- ial government to Alaska is the/ salient point in a list of 17 re- commendations made by Gov. John W. Troy in his annual report to Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes at Washington, D. C. The | contents of the report was re- leased recently. Governor Troy listed the recom-‘i mendation for the full Territorial | government as the last item in' his list, but prefaced the request with the significant remarks: “And this above all.” Other major recommendations in- clude an increased small-boat har- bor program for Juneau, Peters- burg and Cordova; development of more adequate transportation routes, especially through the air; and establishment of both Navy and Army -defense in Alaska: Gov. Troy, in the introduction o his annual report said: “At this writing the industrial, commercial, and development out- look for Alaska is reassuring. The indications are that fishing and gold mining, Alaska's two princi- pal industries, are on a sound basis and the prospects for the future are bright. The greatest menace is fear that prices for fish may not be adequate to cover costs and pro- duce a satisfactory profit. Informa- tion from practically all section of the Territory regarding emp]oy«\ ment, etc., is favorable. That there will be unemployment problems, when summer activities shut down there|is no doubt. However, Feder- al and Territorial officials are alive | to the situation. Rosy Outlook | “Not since boom placer-gold days ' did Alaska begin a season with as Tosy an outlook as that begun this last spring. Generous Public Works grants in 1933 and splendid aid in providing work for unemployed and / caring for the indigent throughout | the winter had enabled the work- ing people to face the besi.nninx °‘i the season's activities practically without debt, in good health, and a spirit of confidence in their Gov- ernment and themselves, and a fine optimism. A strike among long- | shoremen and shipping employees, which interrupted commerce with the States for many weeks in the early season that ought to have been devoted to preparing for min- ing, fishing, and other activities, came near spoiling the season. Shipping was tied up May 10, 1934. Alaskans at once began a strenu- ous campaign to get Alaska ship- ping released from the operations of the strikers. This was accom- plished June 9, 1934, just in time to get cannery ships loaded and moved to their destinations, mitting the salmon-cannery opera- tions to proceed. Shipping Tied Up “Alaska shipping was again tied up June 22, 1934, and not released until July 6, when it was resumed through Tacoma. The strike was finally terminated July 31 and normal conditions restored. ‘Throughout this ordeal Alaska’s interests were splendidly supported by the Interior Department and other Federal agencies. “While these interruptions of Al- aska shipping were very costly to those engaged in commerce and industry, the indications are that we shall yet have a good year in both “trade and development. It speaks well for all concerned that Alaskans made the best possible use of the time when shipping was permitted. Self-Government “It seems appropriate that should repeat an observation made in my last report: That one of Alaska’s greatest needs, if not the (Continued on Page -’l‘wofi per- | RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY GOV. JOHN W. TROY 1. Continued growth of Alaska depends largely upon vigorous de- velopment of ‘mining—particularly gold mining. Such development would cause expansion of population and hwrease of all phases of dwuman activity. Title to nearly all the \'nlne}ul lands in Alaska is in the Federal Government. The Federal Gorernment should assist in the development of this land, and to that end, I urge sufficient appro- priations for the United States Geological Survey and Bureau of Mines to do this work and to permit theif cooperation with the Territory and the office of the Territorial mimnz' organization. The increase in gold valuation will foster gold mining development, but a system of quick examinations of new and old discoveries would stimulate prospecting and contribute to mining development. The area and resources of Alaska would piivide, if developed, relief for the overpopulation of congested centers throughout the country. . People 'hrought to Alaska to prospect for gold and finding employment. in public works would furnish population that would make markets for agricultural products, timber, and other resources of the Territory. 2. 1 earnestly urge thav the fisheries resources of the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean be investigated and surveyed in accordance with the program suggested by a memorial (8. J. Memorial No, 2) to Congress passed by the last Legislature. 3. The Federal Government ought to grant to fur farmers title to not less than 160 acres of the land they now occupy through leases or otherwise, and upon which their improvements are located (S. J. Memorial No. 3, Territorial Legislature 1933). . 4 There should be greater cooperation by the Office of Indian Affairs and Federal and Territorial agencies in aiding destitute, eged, and afflicted Indians, and Congress. should make larger appropriations for this purpose. 5. I believe that the bills introduced in the last Congress by the Alaska Delegate, Anthony J. Dimond, transferring the control of the fisheries and the game of Alaska to the Territory ought to become laws. 6. There should be greater activity on the part of the Federal Government toward the extermination of predatory animals and other enemies of the fish, game animals, and game birds of the Territory. 7. I urge liberal appropriations for the improvement of national parks and monuments and the encouragement of tourist travel in Alaska. 8. Efficient management of the Alaska Railroad has practically eliminated the deficit in connection with its operation. The raflroad, as well .as highways. air._fields, ete., should be ireated liberally .and their utilization to the fullest extent encouraged. 9. In the development of Alaska, perhaps the greatest need which the Government can supply is adequate transportation. I ‘have es- pecially in mind roads, trails, bridges, and air service. In order to develop the resources of the Territory the Federal Government should be liberal in contributing to all these things. Right now, perhaps, the matter of paramount importance is the development of air service and of first consequence in air service is air-mail routes, A mail route through the Territory from the States to Nome with airports in Ket- chikan, Juneau, Fairbanks, Nome, and other ports. A route from Fair- banks to the Kuskokwim country at Bethel is also greatly needed. This would require not only funds for carrying the mail but the build- ing and improving of air fields and other aids for aerial investiga- tions where nedessary. Not only is quick distribution of mails essential, the operation of planes on scheduled routes would be impossible with- out mail contracts. I earnestly recommend appropriations for all phases of this transportation scheme. 10. I urge the exfension of a comprehensive program of survey for the public domain in Alaska as a means of increasing population. 11. The construction of an international highway connecting the highways of the United States, through British Columbia and Yukon Territory, with the highways of Alaska would contribute immeasur- ably to the growth of Alaska and it ought to be built at the earliest possible time. 12. I believe the general reindeer supervisor should be given all of the authority that is necessary to carry out his recommendations on the field. 13. The Governor's office should have at least one more competent secretary at a good salary. 14. Small-boat harbors should be built at Juneau, Petersburg, ! Cordova, and in all important fishing points, where they are needed |similar to the ports built by the Federal Government at Ketchikan, Seward, and Wrangell. Improvement to harbors and waterways should |be continued and speeded up. Special attention is called, in addition to projects under way and heretofore mentioned, to provide a break- |water at Haines, which has not yet been in the picture, and Haines |is becoming an important point, and developments indicate that its importance will increase. 15. 1 recommend the continued maintenance of bases for Coast Guard ships at Juneau and Ketchikan and the establishment of two | similar bases in the Third Division. 16. The establishment of naval and army bases in Alaska is urged. Alaska’s position on the she t route to the Orient would give sub- marines and airplanes command over the sea and make impossible a !husme movement of fleets of warships or transports against the Am- erican Pacific Coast. To cooperate with the Navy there should be Army airplanes, and other Army forces. 17. And this above all: I urge the granting of a full Territorial Government to Alaska. UTILITIES AID - STOCK MARKET INLATE RALLY General Trading However, Dull Until Final Hours of Today's Session b A o iy | OLD TIMER DIES NEW YORK, Jan. 10— Trading| Sam Olson, 78-year old-time was exceptionally dull today nndjresldmt of Alaska, was found dead prices followed a narrow groove. A ;;ln his cabin on eclaim No. 23 on late rally in utilities aided the mar- Goldstream near Fairbanks recent- ket to maintain an even keel, how- |ly. He apparently died of heart ever. There were a few other im- |trouble. He was the object of a proved spols, inme«day search, Today's closing was steady to CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 10.— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 19%, American Can 114%, American Power and Light !3%, Anaconda 11%, Armour N 5%, | Bethlehem Steel 33%, Calumet and | Hecla 3%, General Motors 33, In- | ternational Harvester 41%, Kenne- | cott 17%, United States Steel 38%, Pound $4.92. Hundreds flng Re dents Gather atrxhss Meetings MARCH ON CAPITAL Pledges Made to Demai Legislature Repeal | Recent Laws According to reports received from sections of the State, dreds of angry persons have pl at various mass meetings, to on this city, capital of the to denounce the Long dictal The angry people assert'the ¢ics tatorship has taken from ASKA EMPIRE SPRINGS SURPRISE their “jobs and independence of | families to act, think and to wprs ship even.” A special session of the Legilla~ ture will be demanded to repeal the dictorial laws under which Sengor Long has taken ‘gontrol of jhe State. A recent special sessjon of jhe State Legislature, called - by (he Kingfish, passed 33 laws whch practically placed Louisiana in fie hands of the Senator. | Unrest is growing throughout ~over the recent laws’ pis PRESIDENTIAL BEE BUZZES WASHINGTON, Jan. i0.—Unit:d States Senator Huey P. Long tura- ed his face toward 1936 with a cry that the Roosevelt policies are beyond hope and issuing a call to the country to follow the Kingfish In a radio talk, the Senator from Louisiana advocated wiping out all fortunes above three or four mil- lion dollars and make “every man a King.” Unfurling what looked to ob- serves as his own Presidential ban- ner, the Kingfish said “we are in the third year of the Roosevell depression with conditions growing worse.” —————— TROOPS BEING CONCENTRATED BY 2 NATIONS Italy Sends Forces to Aus- trian Border — Pre- cautions Taken VIENNA, Jan. 10. — Italian troops are being concentrated on the Austrian frontier ready to act immediately should the German Nazis attentpt a putsch in this country following the Saar plebiscite. It is reliably reported that both the Austrian and Italian governments are taking extreme precautions, fearful of what might follow an expected Ger- man victory in the plebiscite on January 13. POSTMASTERS FOR ALASKA WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Nomi- nations sent to the Senate today included the following to be post- masters in Alaska: Albert Wile, at Juneau, Robert E. S8heldon at Fairbanks, Guy E. Misch at Nome, Richard Brennan at Petersburg and William H. Mur- ray at Skagway. Several of the postmasters are now acting postmasters. - eee — b, COLLEGE WINS ‘The Alaska College basketball team, led by the 16-point scoring of P. Thompson, recently defeated Fairbanks High 8chool at Fair- banks, 31 to 12, | Artist James Sav: {its frontier from visualized details released by French concerning fortifications being completed alo coast it ng Belgian to Switzerland. France is anxious for Ge to believe that the , def heme is carried out scale lleled in world history. m unde! e BT 0 et o S ey ity e g Critics of AAA May Fire Away Any Old Time~W hat’s the Use? Solid Backing Behind Agency COLONIZATION OF ALASKA TO START,SPRING Program to Be Submitted Monday, Delegate Di- mond Is Informed ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 10—Dr. Er- nest Gruening, Director of the In- terior Departiment’s Division of Ter- ritories and Tsland Possessions, has notified Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond that he will present data next Monday to the Executive Inter - Departmental Committee of Alaska on the possible locations for the Government’s colonization pro- gram. Dr. Gruening wrote to Delegate Dimond that the Government plans to move between 100 and 200 fam- ilies to Alaska in the Spring. Delegate Dimond has suggested the Matanuska Valley as it is near potential markets. The Delegate has also emphasized the need of road construction from the Valley. Delegate Dimond said Dr. Gruen- ing favors completing the Anchor- age and Matanuska Highway. Tentative plans are to give each family 160 acres, a cooperative saw- mill for lumber and the Govern- ment will provide farm implements and live stock. ——————— WINTRY WAVE CARRIES DEATH Severe Weather Over Eur- ope—Fishing Trawler Founders in Gale LONDON, Jan. 10—The loss of at least 20 lives is attributed to severe winter weather that is gen- eral over much of Europe. Pifteen persons were when a fishing trawler foundered drowned |in sight of the home port of Hul, England, during a gale, {is an abundance of cotton, certain- By HERBERT PLUMMER ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.— Critics of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad- ministration in the present Con- gress quietly have been given to un- derstand that they may fire away ‘whenever and as frequently as they desire, Other alphabetical agencies of the “new deal” may be suffering from the jitters, but nerves at AAA head- quarters are as peaceful as can be. AAA officials feel they have noth- ing to fear because: ‘They have the support of the White House, They have the backing of the American farm bureau federation. Their cause is championed by Secretary Wallace of the depart- ment of agriculture. ‘The corn-hog farmers have voted two to one for continuation of theh'l voluntary control plan. And the south balloted over- whelmingly in favor of continued government control of cotton pro- duction and marketing. BANKHEAD LAW TARGET The Bankhead cotton curtailment law, the most powerful weapon in the hands of AAA is expected to come in for some attack. The opposition takes the view | that the law has led to increased | foreign production and to decreased . American cotton consumption. To this Chester Davis, AAA adminis- trator, has replied: “The expansion of foreign cotton acreage occurred before the AAA program was devised. Further, this expansion came when supplies of American cotton were at the record level of 26,000,000 bales. It came when the price was low. “‘Our exports are declining not primarfly because of American price or production policies. The principal reasons are foreign ex- change restrictions, the low level of foreign purchasing power and increased nationalism. There still ly, for export, and the price is not high in terms of gold.” A BATTLE ROYAL? The so-called “clarifying” amend- ments to AAA, which stirred up considerable opposition in the last Congress, may provoke a battle in { the present session. These relate to enforcement of marketing agree- ments. JUNEAU AID IS ASKED BY B. C. TOWN ON ROAD Stewart’s Board of Trade | Requests Chamber to Give Help | | Asking the support oi Juneau in the matter of the proposed route of the Alaska-Yukon International Highway, a letter from the Stew- art, B. C, Board of Trade proved the feature of the weekly luncheon meeting of Juneau’s Chamber of ‘Commerce, held at noon today at Bailey's Cafe. The letter substantiated an inter- view granted The Empire Monday | by Joe Green, Territorial Represen- | tative from the First Division and resident of Hyder, nearest Alaska | city to Stewart. * In the interview, Green had said that pressure was being brought to swing the Highway from Hazelton, B. C, its present farthest north | terminus, up through the interior |of Canada instead of to a more }weswrn course, bringing it nearer | the Southwest Alaska coastline, | Green also spoke at today's Chamber of Commerce meeting after Secretary Curtis Shattuck read the communication from Stewart. Green pgain explained the two courses open and urged uni- fied action by British Columbia Boards of Trade and Alaskan Chambers of Commerce, on the west route. President R. E. Robertson an- nounced that the matter would be discussed at the next meeting of the Executive Board of the Cham- ber, scheduled for Tuesday noon at Bailey's Cafe. [Theconiplete tekt of the, Stew- agt letter follows: ¢ “We wish to bring fo your attentfory’ a ‘matter in " which we are all vitally concerned. As you' will doubtless agree pressure of public opinion will soon force the Canadian Gov- ernment to take action on the Alaska-Yukon Highway. Such action will certainly be in con- cert with the United States Government. It is obvious that the nearer to the Coast this road is built, the easier and | cheaper it will be for such | communities as ours to be con- | mnected with this Highway. We | have already pointed out to our Governments (Dominion and Provincial) that more com- munities will be served and (Continued on >Po¢eA ‘Three) DR, CONDON IS SUBJECTED T0 HARD QUIZZING Defense Counsel Attempts to Bring Out Admis- sions by Witness GRAVEYARD MEETING BROUGHT UP AGAIN Letters Are Waved by Reil- ly as Surprise Testi- mony Introduced FLEMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 10.—Dr. John F. Condon was this afternoon confronted by one mystery woman and ques- tioned about another injected into the trial by Defense Counsel Edward J. Reilly. Dr. Condon late this after- noon completed his dramatic testimony against Haupt- mann, the defense failing in the cross examination to show a gang was involved .in the kidnaping and failing also to shake his identification of Hauptmann as “John” who collected' the ransom. - CROSS EXAMINATION FLEMINGTON, N. J, Jan. 10— As court convened this morning in the trial of Bruno Richard Haunt- mann, charged with killing baby Lindbergh, a cross examination duel between Dr. John F.Condon, known as Jafsie, and Edward J. Reilly, chief defense counsel, was taken up where it left off yesterday afl-r- noon. It became known that Jafsie, in an interview, said he waited for five hours to tell the public he had come to the end of his hunt for the ransom collector because he wanted to be fair. In Police Lineup Jafsie said he knew the search was over when he confronted Hauptmann in the police lineup the day after Hauptmann’s arrest. When the police gave out the information that Jafsle “parily identified the prisoner,” Dr. Con- don let it go at that. “I 'knew Hauptmann the first time T saw him in the police sta- tion but refused to identify him because it was not fair in the confusion that existed and to do 50 without making further tests. His accent, manner and features gave him away. “How could I forget after sitting with him for an hour on a bench at the cemetery?” No Disclosures Chief Defense Attorney Reilly said he does not intend to disclose to- day the names of the four persons whom the defense contends did the actual kidnaping, as he promised last Sunday. The defense today sought to trap Dr. Condon on details of his story in which he named Hauptmann as the mysterious “John” who nego- tiated and collected the ransom. Ransom Note Reilly suddenly switched to the ransom note which led Condon to the woodland cemetery tryst with “John.” Dr. Condon acknowledged the note did not bear the kidnap symbol. Reilly continued to stick minute etails to the witness trying to confuse Dr. Condon and mix him up with his previous testimony. Receives Ransom Note Dr. Condon said he stood in front of a frankfurter stand when told where to go to receive the ransom note. He said he saw one auto, with one person in it, his head out of the window, followed by another auto. Under questioning, Dr. Condon admitted he did not take the license numbers. Reilly said: “I thought you were investigating carefully.” Dr. Condon replied: “The auto